A legend

I'm not really sure what makes this place legendary. Perhaps some of the athletes who practice here have taken part in the Olympics? In any case, I liked the colors and the patio does look like a nice place to enjoy the views of Lake Ontario. For more murals, take a look at Monday Mural.

Hope your week is off to a good start! I'm already ready for the next weekend.

Big reflections

Here's a look at the outside of the pumping station. You'll remember those big windows from yesterday's shot. They make great mirrors for the main building and the bit of sunny blue sky we had that day! For more reflections, head to Weekend Reflections.

PS: Happy Friday!!!

Pumping station

Just behind the main building I showed you yesterday is a secondary building where they actually pump the water right out of Lake Ontario. Once it's brought in, it goes up to the main building where it goes through several treatment steps before being sent out to Torontonians to drink!

The pumping station was quite impressive - all those motors running were really quite loud! But I love to see how things work and it was also fantastic that such a wonderfully decorative building still has a practical use today. 

November theme day: Water's edge

You can find lots going on at the Lake Ontario waterfront. This is the Kajama, one of the many boats that will take you on a tour of the city's harbor and outlying areas. I have actually done the Kajama tour before, it was pretty neat to be out on the water with all the sails furled (although we were not actually "sailing", the boat has an onboard motor). When I passed by on the day back in July when this picture was taken, the crew was setting up for a wedding. I bet it was great fun!

Happy November everyone! For more interpretations of this month's theme, take a look here.

Play me, part two!

I hope you enjoyed last week's jaunt to Ottawa, but now we're back to Toronto. If you're interested in seeing more of Canada's capitol, I'll have a few more shots coming up on my travel blog. 

So far, I've only gotten two of the 41 pianos that are around town, but I hope to capture a few more before the project is over at the end of the summer. These two girls still need a few more lessons before becoming virtuosos, but they were certainly having fun plinking and plunking on the keys. 

Happy Simcoe Day (aka Civil Holiday) to my fellow Ontarians! Happy Monday to everyone else. 

Harbourfront lion

 

I found this fierce fellow down at the harbourfront. You'll always find something interesting to snap down there!